Bible: Jeremiah 32:36-41

32:36 “Youand your people1are rightin saying, ‘War,2starvation, and diseaseare sure to makethis city fall into the handsof the kingof Babylon.’3But nowI, the LordGodof Israel, have something further tosay about thiscity:432:37‘Iwill certainly regathermy people from allthe countrieswhereI will have exiled5them in my anger, fury, and greatwrath. I will bring them backtothisplaceand allow them to livehere in safety.32:38They will bemy people, and Iwill betheir God.632:39I will givethem a single-mindedpurposeto live in a waythat alwaysshows respectfor me. They will want to do thatfor7 their own good and the goodof the childrenwho descendfrom them.32:40I will makea lastingcovenant8with them thatI will neverstopdoing goodto them.9I willfilltheir heartsand minds with respect for me so that10 they will never again turn11away from me.32:41I will take delightin doing goodto them. I will faithfullyand wholeheartedlyplantthem12 firmly in the land.’